The iPhone 5 torn apart

The website iFixit got
its hands on a brand-new iPhone 5 20 September morning as soon as
the device went on sale in Australia. As expected, the inquisitive
crew immediately dissected it to assess its hackability -- and to
give us some delicious gadget breakdown info.

Apple's new phone gets a very reasonable seven out of ten
repairability rating, scoring just above last year's iPhone
4S, which earned a six out of ten. But for home repair
aficionados, there are still a number of integrated components that
can make repair costs add up quickly.

Unsurprisingly, Apple still uses those fancy pentalobe screws to keep the iPhone's exterior intact. But
once those are removed, the display portion is easily accessible,
and more so than on the iPhone 4 or 4S. This is welcome news for
the DIY-minded -- not to mention the clumsy among us, since
shattered display glass is one of the most common iPhone injuries.
However, the front glass, digitiser, and LCD are combined into a
single unit, so screen replacement will still be costly.

After taking the screen off, the iFixit team consulted a
high-precision scale and found the weight difference between the 4S
and 5 to be stunning.

"The entire rear case of the iPhone 5 weighs only slightly more
than just the glass rear panel of the 4S," they say.

Inside, it's got a 3.8V, 5.45Wh, 1434mAh battery that uses a
different battery chemistry than that of the 4S. It's supposed to
provide 25 more hours of standby time while providing the same
amount of general usage levels (eight hours of 3G). The battery can
be removed and replaced with "a little bit of prying," according to
iFixit.

The home button now features a built-in metal support bracket.
This should help it last longer and make it easier to replace. At
the other end of the device, it's also fairly pain-free to pop the
speaker off of the display assembly.

Interestingly, the iPhone 5 uses the same type of vibrating
motor -- a rotational motor with a counterweight -- found in the
iPhone 4 and earlier iPhones, and not the quieter
linear-oscillating vibrator used in the iPhone 4S.

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